Brooklands 30th. July 1850. My dear Mr. McLean, Hunter and myself arrived here on Saturday evening July 20th. Our journey was rather a rough one, from the rain, which flooded some of the rivers, and delayed us more than once. The horse came along very well, but the pack was continually shifting, galling the horse's back, and gave us no end of trouble. Still, with all our disadvantages, the bridle track was not nearly so difficult as I expected. The "Poictiers", of whose arrival Mr. Halse has no doubt informed you, brought a very fair batch of cabin passengers. One or two